Canada
January 14, 2014

Through a co-funding partnership with the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) and other producer commodity groups, Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is pleased to announce $2.7 million of new funding towards 26 crop-related research projects.

The WGRF Endowment Fund is used to fund crop research projects that benefit all producers through improved agricultural systems, technology and agronomic practices.

“Co-funding partnerships between ADF and producer commodity groups help maximize the investment producers make in crop research,” said WGRF Board Chair, Dave Sefton.

Some of the projects receiving funding include:

• the insect disinfection of stored grains using radio frequency,
• strategies for Fusarium in cereals,
• improving nitrogen fixation of peas, and
• weed control practices.

WGRF is working to leverage Endowment Fund investment by co-funding with provincial agriculture funding bodies, producer commodity organizations and within the Growing Forward 2 AgriInnovation Program framework.

“Rather than do a separate WGRF direct call for proposals, this process makes better use of everyone’s expertise and time,” said Garth Patterson, WGRF Executive Director. “WGRF is the only producer-led organization that sees all these proposals across western Canada; our goals is to make WGRF a forum where producer organizations can come together to direct and fund research on a western Canadian basis.”
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Website: http://www.westerngrains.com

Published: January 14, 2014